A Cicero man was ordered held on $50,000 for knocking out a front tooth of an off-duty police officer who tried to break up a fight at a strip club, officials said.

Martin Mendoza, 28. of the 1500 block of South 51st Court in Cicero, was charged with aggravated battery for allegedly knocking out a front tooth of an off-duty Stone Park police officer, said Andy Conklin, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.

The off-duty officer was working security at the Scores Gentlemen's Club in Stone Park when a fight broke out early this morning, Conklin said.

When the officer tried to break up the fight, Mendoza allegedly hit him in the mouth with his fist, causing the officer to lose a front tooth, Conklin said.

Mendoza appeared in court in Maywood and was ordered held on $50,000 bond by Judge Carmen Aguilar, Conklin said.